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A. H. PEYCKE.

BRAKE SUPPORTING MEANS.

APPLICATxoN FILED APR.22,1918.

Patented Dec. 2, 1919.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ARMAND H. PEYCKE, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO AMERICAN STEEL FOUNDRIES, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

BRAKE-SUPPORTING MEANS.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, ARMAND II. PEYCKE, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Brake-Supporting Means, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to brake supporting means"and covers a detail shown but not claimed'in my copending application, Serial No. 229,932, led April 22, 1918..

One of the objects of this invention is to simplify and improve brake supporting and guiding means.

Another object is to provide brake supporting and guiding means adapted to meet the requirements for successful operation.

Generally speaking these and other objects are accomplished by providing in brake mechanism, the combination of a support, a brake lever pull rod, and anti-friction means carried by said pull rod and associated with said support.

The invention is illustrated on the accompanying sheet of drawings in which- Figure l is a fragmentary side elevation of a railway car truck, embodying my invention.

y Fig. 2 is a fragmentary plan view of the same, and

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary end view of the guide bracket, pull rod and roller arrangement, parts being in section.

Referring to the figures of the drawing, it will be noted that I have shown a railway car truck 10, supported by wheels 11, with the latter of which is associated clasp brake rigging, including levers 12, connected to fulcrums 13 of brake beams 14. These brake beams are supported by hangers 15. Connected to intermediate portions of the brake levers are intermediate pull rods 16 and connecting certain of said levers 12 are the top pull rods 17, only one of which is shown.

In order to prevent wear of the pull rod I have connected thereto rollers 18, arranged in pairs adjacent the ends of the pull rods.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Application led April 22, 1918. Serial No. 229,931.

The rollers 18, one on each side, are connected to the top pull'rod 17 by a p in 19,

in each case, passing through an opening in an expanded or enlarged portion 20 of the pull rod. These anti-friction rollers 18 are mounted to ride on supports or brackets 21, which are secured to the truck frame 10, the ends 22 of said brackets being upturned and provided with guide openings 23, for the reception of the pull rod 17, whereby the latter will be guided in its longitudinal movement and prevented from moving transversely with respect to the truck. The upturned ends 22 also limit the amount of longitudinal movement of the pull rod 17,

however, allowing su'icient room for the operative movements. This guide bracket 21 also acts as a wearing plate, the only wear being between the rollers 18 and said brackets 21. By means of this construction, the pull rod takes no wear.

If desired the upturned ends may be closed at the top to prevent the pull rod from jumping out of the guide openings under extreme conditions.

It is my intention to cover all modications of my invention falling within the spirit and scope of the following claims.

I claim:

1. In brake mechanism, the combination of a bracket having upturned end portions with guide openings, a pull rod extending through said guide openings, and a roller carried by said pull rod and bearing on said guide bracket. g

2. In brake mechanism, the combination of a bracket having upturned end portions with guide openings therein, a pull rod mounted in said guide openings whereby the pull rod is prevented from taking a lateral movement, and a roller carried by said pull rod and bearing on said bracket.

' Signed at Chicago, Illinois, this 11th day of April, 191s. i

' ARMAND H. PEYCKE.'

Witnesses:

CHAs. L. BYRON, C. M. OBERBECK. 

